Tell Me I'm Not Crazy, Please

[sif]

My family went to WDW just last April (me, DW, DS5, DS3 and DD5mos) and had a fantastic time. Now, here's the new development (stay with me here):

After I bought our airline tickets for that trip, I noticed that the price had dropped $56 per ticket. USAirways would not give me the lower price but they did give me 4 vouchers worth $56 each to use within one year (not later than April 2005).

Yesterday, just on a whim, I was checking USAirways website and noticed that they are offering flights to Orlando from Pittsburgh for $118 round trip !! After deducting our voucher, that is only $62 round trip! On top of that, WDW's website is offering rooms at the All Star resorts for $55/night in September. AND, we still have one day remaining on our Park Hopper tix from last April.

So, here's the thought, and tell me if I'm nuts. I'm thinking of taking my 2 boys (just me and them) down for a quick Disney fix in September. I don't want either of them to miss school/preschool, so I'd pick them up from school on a Friday, get to Orlando by dinner time, spend all day Saturday at MK and/or MGM and come back Sunday. The problem is, the latest flight out of Orlando on Sunday (at that cheap price) is at 10:15AM! I had hoped to be able to at least stroll around Downtown Disney on Sunday if not go into a park, but that doesn't seem possible now.

Still, I can do this entire trip, including air, lodging, rental car and park admission for 1 day for about $400-450.

I know the price is downright amazing, but does it seem worth the travel hassle in both directions for such a short, surgical strike at WDW? What would you do?

 

[daisylove]

I would do it! I am debating wheher to take the drive (just 4 hours) up and back with my DD for just the day. Leave at 4am come home that night. My parents used to do these quick trips with me and my sister and while exhausting they are some of the best memories. Have fun!

 

[lovesdumbo]

I'd check air fare for Monday and let them miss a day of school giving you all day Sunday for DTD and swimming....

 

[BevS97]

for 2 days then I would do it, but it's too much $$ and too far for just one day

 

[Strings]

I have to agree with lovesdumbo. I would have them miss all day Monday, or catch an early fight Monday, and have them miss a 1/2 day.

 

[sif]

Thank you all for your replies and opinions. Well, we decided to go ahead and do it -- what the heck! You only live once.

I look at it this way: Since we were just there in April, we won't need to see EVERYTHING this time. We'll definitely hit the kids' favorite attractions and still be able to see some things we didn't have time for last time. As far as the travel goes, the boys were just perfect travelling companions last time -- so well behaved it was amazing. So I'm not the least concerned about that issue. Since it's such a short trip, I'll be able to pack very light, probably one carry-on suitcase for all 3 of us. And the total price can't be beat for the kind of memories this will make for the boys.

Extending the trip by even a day or two would drastically increase the cost, so I wouldn't even be contemplating this trip right now. Remember, I already have a day left on our Park hoppers. If I stay another day we likely would go to the park again, adding roughly $200 to the cost, plus add'l $ for rental car, hotel, food, etc. Sure it would be fun, but prohibitively expensive right now. So a one-day visit, it is!

I know. It sounds like I'm trying to convince myself, and I have convinced myself. Every once and a while in life, you have to do something that doesn't really make sense. It'll be fun, though.